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Time froze for a moment.
When Umi Ryuuzaki opened her eyes she had been returned to Tokyo Tower once
again. This may have been her last trip to Cephrio for along time, she
didn't know when she'd be able to visit again. Umi sighed as she weaved
her way around the bustling traffic of people in Tokyo Tower. Nothing had
changed since she had last left, except for the fact that she was alone this
time. Sure, there were people all around her but there was no Hikaru and
no Fuu. She sighed as she thumbed the braided blue bracelet around her
wrist - her last parting gift from Cephiro. They all had one...Hikaru's
was red and Fuu's was green. It was supposed to be a symbol of their
friendship, but friendship was the last thing Umi was feeling right now.
Much to Umi's dismay Hikaru and Fuu had decided to stay in Cephiro while Umi had
desperately wanted to return to Tokyo. She had tried to talk them out of
it but they wouldn't be swayed. They had both fallen in love and that was
an obvious barrier that Umi couldn't get around. ---

"What do you mean
you're not coming back!?" Umi screamed. She stood tall and angry with
her fists tucked by her waist. Tears of confusion and anger flowed freely
from her eyes in disbelief. Her closest friends and fellow Magic Knights
Hikaru and Fuu stared back at her in astonishment.

"Miss Umi, we tried to explain
before-" Fuu started.

"Yeah I know, you guys don't want to leave because you fell in love...but
it just isn't right! Tokyo is where we belong!" Umi interrupted.
There was a moment of silence between the three before Hikaru broke it trying to
hold back her tears.

"Umi...I feel Cephiro is where I belong,
it needs our protection! You can go back if you want too, but I really
want you to stay!" Hikaru said as she ran up and hugged Umi. Umi
hugged her back as Fuu joined in the embrace also.

"Yes Miss Umi...please don't leave."
Fuu whispered. The moment between the three friends was interrupted by an indignant
cough causing the three to look up. Ferio stood looking a bit tense along with
Lantis who wore his usual unreadable expression.

"Just what are you trying do now
Umi?" Ferio demanded. Umi wiped away her tears and gave Ferio and
upset glare. "You can leave if you want to but don't you dare try to
take them with you!"

"Ferio! don't start this now-" Fuu
protested only to be interrupted again.

"No Fuu, I won't let her sway you two
into leaving too. You three belong here, but Umi has always been selfish and
can't let anyone be happy but her. If she wants to leave...I won't stop
her!" Ferio locked eyes with Umi as she choked back a sob. Before
anyone could protest Umi turned around and ran.

"UMI! Wait!" Hikaru broke out in a
run after Umi. Fuu looked at Ferio revealing a trait not often seen in
her-anger.

"That was uncalled for Ferio."
Lantis stated hiding his feelings in his expression.

"I really wish you hadn't done
that..." Fuu said to Ferio as he turned his back to her. Umi ran with
Hikaru hot on her tail.

"Please wait Umi, he didn't mean
it!" Hikaru screamed toward Umi. Umi tripped on the ground and stared
up at the sky.

Cephiro...I want to go home!

Hikaru fell to her knees where Umi once
lie. She sighed and stared down at the grass. "Wait..."

Umi looked down at her scraped
knee from the fall and sighed heavily. As she was coming out of her
daydream a man slammed her. "Move it or lose it
lady!" The man bellowed. There were some things about Tokyo that she
would never miss. Umi finally made her way outside the tower as she
started trekking her way home. It had been so long since she had been in
Tokyo that she had almost forgotten the way. On the way, she stopped by
her school and picked up her fencing bag. She figured she could get a few
good exercises in before she had practice the next day. Umi pulled a
fencing pole out of her bag and twirled it around as she walked. The
sidewalk wasn't very crowded for some reason so no one seemed to notice.
Except, for perhaps the arguably most annoying child on the planet...

"HI YAH!" Before she could react she
was on her back with a lavender-haired (estimated 6-year old) sitting on her
stomach with a sword strapped to his back. "YAY! Look Gohan I caught
one!"

"Just for the record...I don't have any
money!" Umi yelled. A teenaged boy came running toward the two
carrying a couple bags in each hand who she guessed was "Gohan."
Great, I must be involved in some strange crime syndicate-teenager and purple
haired maniac at your service.

"TRUNKS! Get off of her! You're not supposed
to 'catch' girls." Gohan yelled at the young boy. Trunks blushed profusely
and turned to Gohan.

"I wasn't trying to catch a GIRL
ewww...she's a bad guy! Look she's got a sword!" Trunks pointed at the
broken fencing stick lying beside the girl. "Err...had a sword!"
Gohan shook his head and 'lightly' shoved Trunks off the girl, but not without a
'hey!' response from the purple devil himself. Gohan gave her his hand and
pulled her up to her feet. Gohan must have underestimated his strength
because he pulled her in as she went crashing against his well muscled
chest. It was now Gohan's turn to blush as he stared into the face of the
blue-haired, blue-eyed wonder. It wasn't long till Umi was blushing as
well. Umi was a tall girl but Gohan was at least a head taller then
she. The two stood staring into each other's eyes for what seemed like
hours until terror struck again. Trunks looked back and forth between them
several times before he spoke up. "My mom says that when you talk to
someone you should at least be an arms length apart...but when she's mad she
gets right in dad's face..." Before Trunks could finish to two scrambled a
foot away from each other and blushed bright red. After a minute of
calming down Gohan spoke up.

"I'm sorry about all this...Trunks can be a
real case." Gohan looked down at her fencing pole, "oh...and uh..sorry
about the pole." Umi picked up her the broken item.

"I'm not an IT I'm Trunks!" Trunks
yelled. Gohan covered Trunks mouth and gave Umi a cheesy smile.

"He's really...a sweet kid." Gohan
grinned. Trunks fought Gohan's steel grip while he continued to speak.
"His mother will be very willing to pay for the pole..." Umi smiled.

"I'll write down my address." Umi
pulled a piece of paper and pen out of her bag and wrote down her address and
phone number while Gohan let go of Trunks as long as he promised to
behave. Umi reached to hand Gohan the paper while Gohan did the same to
retrieve it. They were still pretty embarrassed about the "not
arms-length" incident.

"It's alright, 6-year olds are often
crazy!" Umi laughed along with Gohan. Trunks opened his mouth wide.

"I'm SEVEN!" Gohan covered his mouth
again while breathing out a sigh. Umi looked at her watch and panicked.

"Oh no! I'm really late! I have to go,
bye!" Umi ran past them on her way home. She stopped and turned around when
she heard Gohan's voice and found that he was right in front of her.

"I never got your name." he told her.

"It's Umi, nice meeting you!" she
smiled and ran home. On her way home she reminisced about her meeting with
the two. She had forgotten how cute boys on earth were...and boy, they
sure could run fast too! Umi laughed at herself as soon as she reached
the gate to her yard. "I met a guy...imagine that! I'll have to
tell..." she didn't finish her sentence. She sighed as she unlocked
the gate and walked toward her rather large home. It was doubtful that she
would ever see her friends again. Damn that Ferio... When she walked
in the door she saw her parents sitting in the living room. She gave each
of them a hug and stood back to look at them both. It'd had been a long time,
but they still looked the exact same way as they did when she left. Umi's
mother stood up and stroked Umi's long blue hair.

"Darling, I'm afraid you missed dinner because you came
home so late, but I could whip something else together for you if you'd
like." Umi's mother said sweetly. Umi plastered on a smile.

"No thanks Mom, I'm not that hungry actually, I had a big
lunch at Tokyo Tower..."

"Oh yes! How was your trip today? Did you get a relax a
bit? You've been so tense when you went there."

"Oh...yeah it was alright. I'm fine mom." Umi lied.
Umi's mom gave her a strange look and tilted her head to the side.

"Are you sure you're fine honey? you look a bit sad. And I
swear! you must have grown a whole inch taller today!" Umi's mom mused. Umi
laughed and smiled more wholly.

"I'm fine mom, it must be your imagination! I'm really
tired, good night." Umi smiled as her parents bade her goodnight. Umi
walked upstairs to her room and sat on the cushioned seat by her window.
She gazed up at the stars as they lit her face in a pale glow. "Did I
make the wrong decision? Should I have stayed in Cephiro...?" She was cut
off as a bright light behind her lit up her room. She whipped her head
around causing her long blue hair to surround her. On her bed sat none
other then Mokona holding a bag and a note. "Mokona!" Umi
squealed as she hugged Mokona so tight she almost squeezed marshmallows out of
him. "What are you doing here?"

"Puu, PuuPuu, Puu!" Mokona said in his odd language.

"You missed me! Really? I missed you too...what's
this?" Umi took the note and the bag from Mokona as he sat on her bed
expectantly. She opened the note and read it.

Dear Umi,
I know you were very upset when you left Cephiro today and I am incredibly sorry
for the way you felt. However, your want to return to Tokyo was not
selfish, it was a need to return. I believe that there is danger
approaching your world quickly. In the bag I have enclosed your jeweled
glove, call on your armor and escudo when it is needed. I have sent Mokona
with this item because he wanted to be with you. I think the magic you
know will work in your world...all you have to do is have a strong will, and
believe.

Sincerely,
Mage Clef

Umi rapidly opened the bag and stared at her jeweled glove. She
then looked at a rather amused Mokona sitting on her bed. "And here
all along I thought Hikaru was your favorite!" Mokona rapidly shook his
head and jumped into her arms. Umi kissed his forehead and said to him.
"I don't know how I'm going to hide you from my parents, but I'll
try!"

"Puu!"

At the Son residence Gohan sat at his desk by the window rapidly
working on some calculus problems. He took a small break and noticed that
stars in the sky. "Looks like they're pretty bright tonight."
Gohan commented.

"You're such a nerd Gohan!" Gohan turned around to
look at his mischievous little brother standing in the doorway. Gohan
smirked at him. "I bet your mad! Are you gonna fight me now!?"
Goten started getting excited as he jumped back and forth in a fighting stance.

"Not in your dreams kid." Gohan said as he looked out
the window. Goten smirked and began to try and anger his brother.

"Trunks told me that you met a GIRL today," Goten
snickered, "what was her name? Umbo or something?" Gohan began
to flush red.

"Her name's..."

"Gohan! Goten! Time for bed!" Gohan's mother ChiChi
said as she entered the room.

"Umi..." Gohan finished. ChiChi looked strangely
at Gohan.

"Who's Umi?" She asked as Goten started rolling on the
ground laughing.

"She's Gohan's GIRLFRIEND!" Goten squealed while
rolling on the ground. Gohan went fire engine red as he looked at his
mother clasping her hands together and starting to tear up.

"My little Gohan has a girlfriend! If only your father
could have been here to see this!" Gohan's mother sobbed as she hugged
Gohan. Instead of protesting Gohan hugged his mother. Goten also
joined in after a minute and reassured his mother.

"Don't worry Mom...he'll be back someday, I promise!"

A.N. For those of you who don't know what DragonBallZ is just
type it into your favorite search engine. You should get tons of sites
about it, learn a little information and you'll be fine.

Till next time...Kochou-hime

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